Boehner called fellow Republican an 'a------'

9:11 AM,
Jan. 21, 2014

House Speaker and West Chester resident John Boehner

Written by

Jennifer Jacobs
| Des Moines Register

The U.S. House speaker referred to Iowa's fire-tongued Steve King with a profane remark in a very brief conversation on the U.S. House floor in July, according to a fellow congressman.

Speaker John Boehner of West Chester used the word a------, according to Democratic U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, shortly after King generated dozens of headlines for describing young immigrants as cantaloupe-legged drug mules.

In response, King threw Boehner's own words back at him Friday. But not that word. ...